May15, 2012: Volume 1, Number 14
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June 7, 2012
FINISHING WELL
Fight the Good Fight, Walk Worthy, and Finish Well
July 12. 2012
SPIRITUAL FITNESS
Develop a Healthy Relationship with God through Spiritual Fitness
August 9, 2012
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In the last issue of The Cultivator, we shared why adopting a set of your own personal core values - strongly-held beliefs, ideas, or standards that you follow every day - provides you with a personal moral compass. When you live by a set of core values, your energy, time, and resources become targeted and focused. What if there was a quick and simple way to discover your core values? There is. You'll read about it in this issue's feature, Identifying Your Values (Part 2): Twin Trails That Reveal What's Really Important to You. A few spots are still open for the June Spiritually Healthy Leader� workshop on finishing well. Register now. Keep growing!
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FINISHING WELL:
Fight the Good Fight, Walk Worthy, and Finish Well |
The question is not  whether or not you will face adversity. But rather, have you prepared for it? Have you created an intentional plan to avoid or manage personal pitfalls and roadblocks that might come your way? During June's Spiritually Healthy Leader� workshop, Finishing Well, you'll learn how to identify dangers Christ-followers face. You'll also develop a personal strategy to steer clear of them, recover from them, and bring about restoration when failures intersect your life. The workshops are not closed small groups. Registration is OPEN. Best of all, the series is flexible. You can select one or all or a combination throughout 2012. Consider bringing your ministry team to the Finishing Well workshop on June 7. Learn more about SHL� Workshops. Register now. |
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 Feature: IDENTIFYING YOUR VALUES (PART 2):
Twin Trails that Reveal What's Really Important to You | "I value my family," said Ken, when asked to identify what was most important to him. His hand passed over his eyes. "But my marriage is falling apart and I don't know my son."
Ken went on to explain his 70-hour work weeks, the need to play golf with clients on Saturdays, and his overwhelming fatigue that led to Sunday-morning-sleep-ins. "I work hard to provide for my wife and child," he said. But beyond the mortgage payments, upkeep on cars, and squirreling extra away in college accounts, Ken justified any expendable income tagged to buy a boat to entertain potential customers as "necessary to build the business."
 Is it a value ... or is it lip service?
Ken spent little expendable income on his family and invested even less time. Honest reflection helped him understand he merely gave lip service to what he claimed he valued.
Because time and money are finite, they serve as an excellent test to determine what you truly value. Plus, everyone has some of both. - Each person has 24 hours a day at his disposal. You choose how to invest it.
- No matter how large or small your income, finances are measured in concrete amounts.
How do you spend your time and your money?
How you answer that question reveals what's really important to you. As you work to identify your values, follow the twin trails of time and money in your life. They will show what you have consciously or unconsciously determined to be most significant.
But be warned. The truth at the end of those trails challenges us to change. You may find out you're unwilling to face your true set of values.
Or like Ken, you may discover that you're eager to give up Saturday golf - in order to watch Little League games and eat pizza with a 7-year-old instead.
Growth Point
We invest time and money in what we truly value.
Scripture
For where your treasure is, there will be your heart also. (Matthew 6:21, NIV)
Prayer Points- List what you consider to be your top 3-5 values.
- Evaluate how you allocate your time. Determine what you learn about your values from your analysis.
- Review your checkbook and bank statement against your values list. See where they line up and where they don't.
- Ask an accountability partner to listen as you share what you've learned about your time and money.
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"Thank you so much for giving of your time and talents to the March 2012 Fellowship of Companies for Christ International Southwest Regional Conference. Your presentation was very meaningful to our fellow businessmen and women. God was heard clearly through you! Thank you for sharing your touching story at the conference."
The FCCI City Leadership Team
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